Putting our differences to work: the fastest way to innovation, leadership, and high performance

In this rapidly changing world, organisations of every type are finding that putting our differences to work is the most powerful accelerator for generating new levels of innovation, energy, leadership and employee engagement needed for high performance. This new book is a practical guide to the strategies and steps needed to make differences the drivers of success. Debbe Kennedy shows that leveraging all the dimensions of difference -- from thinking styles, perspectives, experience, position, goals, competencies, work habits, culture and management style to traditional diversity rubrics such as gender, race, ethnicity, physical abilities, sexual orientation and age -- can accelerate teams' and organisations' performance. Kennedy's book is a practical guide for leaders at all levels that begins with a compelling invitation to pioneer a new era leadership history. It establishes the need for change, sets the course of action, offers proof points and defines five distinctive qualities all leaders need to add to their portfolio of skills. Kennedy provides hands-on guidance to six steps for ensuring that any work group or organisation welcomes and nurtures diversity, from assessing current realities, developing support for change and taking action to establishing accountability, measuring progress and keeping momentum alive. This book will help leaders at all levels to develop and apply the skills needed to put differences to work. Everyone charged with leading diverse, often global teams and organisations will learn strategies and skills to reach higher levels of leadership, creativity, productivity and results.